Mainichi Daily News targets Japanese readers

[Captain Japan]

Mainichi Daily News merges into new site
The Mainichi Daily News, the English news site of the Mainichi Newspapers Co., has been reorganized into a new site as of April 5, 2012. The English site is now part of the Japanese news site, Mainichi.jp, and under the new name, "The Mainichi," it aims to be a news site targeting not only readers around the world, including those in English-speaking regions, but also Japanese people learning English.

Not exactly "all the news that's fit to print."

[Screwed-down Hairdo]

[dimwit]

There is some English news there but the site is messy and poorly organized. The problem with targeting everybody is that you end up getting no one.
My guess is that it'll last about two months.

[Taro Toporific]

:rofl:

Isn't it kind of cheeky calling this an "English" website?!

http://mainichi.jp/english/
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[dimwit]

Isn't it kind of cheeky calling this an "English" website?!

When you click on 'The Manichi' you get more English stories, and when you click again on the subcatergories such as 'sports' you get more English stories. Bad design.

[Coligny]

When you click on 'The Manichi' you get more English stories, and when you click again on the subcatergories such as 'sports' you get more English stories. Bad design.

Nope, it's superior japanese design with 4 seasons, just that you and your barbarian brain can't perceive it's true purity.

Or it's actually just full of shit...

[Ol Dirty Gaijin]

RSS is borked. Can see titles in my bookmarks but links go to "sorry no page".

[Captain Japan]

There is some English news there but the site is messy and poorly organized. The problem with targeting everybody is that you end up getting no one.
My guess is that it'll last about two months.

You are assuming they are looking to attract a readership. I'm not so sure that's the case.

It's like a throwback site, back to late '90s. For an example of what I mean, take a look at the current Gomiuri.

[dimwit]

You are assuming they are looking to attract a readership. I'm not so sure that's the case.

It's like a throwback site, back to late '90s. For an example of what I mean, take a look at the current Gomiuri.

Okay, I'll bite. So what are they trying to do? Save money by running the site as cheaply as possible without actually admitting failure.

[Russell]

RSS is borked. Can see titles in my bookmarks but links go to "sorry no page".

They are actually reporting on today's political news in Japan...

[Coligny]

You are assuming they are looking to attract a readership. I'm not so sure that's the case.

It's like a throwback site, back to late '90s. For an example of what I mean, take a look at the current Gomiuri.

Such a masterpiece:

Aiming to restart idled reactors at the Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has instructed ministers related to nuclear power safety to quickly draw up a new set of safety criteria based on lessons learned from the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant

It's not a news site, it's the japanese edition of the Onion...

[Taro Toporific]

It's like a throwback site, back to late '90s...

I just noticed that the Japanese side http://mainichi.jp/ is just as bad...
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[Captain Japan]

Okay, I'll bite. So what are they trying to do? Save money by running the site as cheaply as possible without actually admitting failure.

I think you are really close.

[wagyl]

All of which explains why FG is my primary source of news in Japan.

I'm still trying to decide if that is a good thing or not.

OMG.... this is the scout's honour truth...